Summary
As predicted, the fallout of the Covid pandemic in the US has included a large wave of insurance coverage litigation, directed primarily at the issue of whether the business interruption coverage included in commercial insurance policies extends to the trillions of dollars in losses flowing from the virus.
What conclusions should, and shouldn’t, clients and lawyers draw from the record to date? As discussed below, the raw numbers are a starting point, and may seem to indicate momentum, but they don’t provide a sound basis for predicting the final outcome of w…